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One Life to One Dawn. In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad’s dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride. Shahrzad is determined not only to stay alive, but to end the caliph’s reign of terror once and for all. Night...

October 31, 2016 -

Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and left crippled by the kidnapping of a valuable team member, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz’s cunning...

October 24, 2016 -

At only 18 years old, Celaena Sardothien has managed to earn the title of Adarlan’s most notorious assassin. For the past year however, Celaena has been enslaved in the Salt Mines of Endovier, forced to do hard labor with no chance of release. That is until the Crown Prince shows up and offers her a chance for freedom. All she has to do is compete as the Crown Prince’s champion in a competition to become the assassin to the king. If she wins, she serves the king for four...

September 20, 2016 -

Feyre survived Amarantha’s clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can’t forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin’s people. Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal...

July 15, 2016 -

Nothing living is safe. Nothing dead is to be trusted. For years, Gansey has been on a quest to find a lost king. One by one, he’s drawn others into this quest: Ronan, who steals from dreams; Adam, whose life is no longer his own; Noah, whose life is no longer a lie; and Blue, who loves Gansey… and is certain she is destined to kill him. Now the endgame has begun. Dreams and nightmares are converging. Love and loss are inseparable. And the quest refuses to be pinned...

June 26, 2016 -

Things have gotten interesting for Blue Sargent, to say the least. Life with the raven boys has never been dull, but lately things are getting rough. Maura is missing, three sleepers are sleeping and it is imperative that they don’t wake the third, and revenge makes it’s way into town, putting everyone near it’s grasp in danger. As Blue and the boys delve further into their quest, questions are answered, lives are lost, and sleepers are awakened… Rating: Genre: YA Fantasy POV: Third person Read this if you...

June 16, 2016 -

Ronan Lynch, has a secret. He can steal things from his dreams. It’s a power that he’s just beginning to understand, but his time to do so is limited. There are people out there who are searching for those with this precise gift and they aren’t playing nice. On top of Ronan’s journey to explore his potential, the raven boys, along with Blue, are still searching for the illusive Glendower. They know the path to the long lost King has always been tied to the ley line and Cabeswater....

June 05, 2016 -

As the daughter of a psychic, Blue Sargent doesn’t have a problem believing in the occult. Every year, on St. Mark’s Eve, Blue accompanies her mother to an abandoned churchyard so she can identify spirits that appear. As Blue is merely an amplifier of psychic ability and not one herself, she doesn’t typically see the spirits. That is until this year, when she sees the spirit of a boy named Gansey. Ever since she was little she has been warned that if she were to kiss her true love,...

May 21, 2016 -

It’s 1956 and the world is a much different place from the one we know. The Axis powers, comprised of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan, now rule. Every year they host the Axis Tour in which teenagers race on motorcycles across conquered territories in order to celebrate their victory. The winner is treated to a ball in Toyko with Hilter, who is rarely ever seen in public. Yael is a death camp survivor. After being the subject of painful experimentations, she now possesses the ability to changer her...

May 09, 2016 -

Emma Carstairs is a Shadowhunter. Fighting alongside her parabatai, Julian Blackthorn, she protects mortals from the demons they cannot see. It is also her duty to help uphold the Accords, which after the Dark War, no longer include fairies. The Cold Peace, their punishment for aiding Sebastian Morgenstern, means that Shadowhunters are forbidden from helping fairies and the fairies are forbidden from contacting Shadowhunters. When dead bodies, human and fairy alike, start turning up with markings like those of Emma’s deceased parents, Emma feels she is finally close to...